Interview with Marko Ahtisaari, Head of the Nokia Design Team on the Lumia 920

Nokia has published a video on its YouTube channel. It's an interview with Marko Ahtisaari, Head of the Nokia Design Team, who talks about the Lumia 920. Revealing how the team pays close attention to minute details (hardware buttons, glass, etc.), he goes into explaining how the team wanted to ensure the build quality of the Windows Phone is at such a level so when consumers take the device out the pocket while outside, they're not concerned about its protection and cover it in bulky cases.

Ahtisaari continues on to state how the company wanted to make the phone 'human' and how this means the product is never cold. Also how the curve in the body feels natural, as if the Lumia 920 is grown as opposed to coming straight off a production line. It's an interesting insight into the advancement of an already iconic design. The video interview is well worth checking out for a quick overview on how the team went about developing the flagship Windows Phone.

Mobile Geeks previously interviewed Marko Ahtisaari, which is a longer sitting with questions provided by attending enthusiasts and reporters.

I like my Lumia 920, even with its battery issues. I wish it worked with more headsets properly. Like I have some Diddy beats headphones, bit volume rocker doesn't work, mic doesn't work for calls, etc. But awesome phone overall. Wireless charging stand at work is as good as the powermat I had before with my iPhone. Makes charging a breeze.

St the end of the day, it doesn't matter. Nearly everyone has a pair of iPhone earbuds or headset and it sucks that it doesn't work. Customers font care who is to blame. They just care that it doesn't work.

It's the same story on my L900, but I just pick the best sounding 3.5 mm headphone and just make sure the phone is close by when using it to make calls. The mic picked up the audio so well it's almost like having a headset mic.

iPhone has done that since 2007 and they seem to be doing alright.
Nokia has this year alone released tens of different phones and this man is responsible of plently of other designs like the unibody alimiun era of phones like N8, E7 or the older ones like E71 that to this day is one of most amazing phones to hold at the time world thinnest qwerty phone. That build quality was Vertu like.

I love the design of the Lumia 920. The unibody design that started with the n9 is great and beautiful. I just wish they brung it more to their Lumia 800 variants (ex: 810, 820, 822) it different from the usual rounded corners and its very attractive.

Haha okay man... then show me headphones wich are better and wich are NOT InEars or big headphones for homeuse! There are none, except from creative and philips, and those are REAL garbadge - whatever that means...

The etymotic are all InEar, and the koss are those big ones for home use... Its awkward to go outside with that lol... I need earphones in the formfactor of the Apple earpods, and that type is rare, so apples's are the Best atm

After two weeks with the 920, early battery issues gone! I turned off location and nokia drive and now I have more than enough battery to go more than a day with no worries. Size and weight feel great to me and I'm getting better and better results with daytime still photos. The lenses are awesome and low light performance is uncanny! Everyone who sees the screen outside can't believe how legible it is, and this is the first cell I've used that works perfectly with auto brightness; the screen looks just right no matter the conditions. Any updates to this marvelous phone will send it into orbit. I'm using a wireless charger connected to a $15 inverter in my truck and I love the convenience of not having to drag a cable when I handle my phone while driving.
My 920 wish list: 1) more than one calendar and email listed on their respective tiles; 2) better integration between Nokia Drive Beta and my contacts; 3) a software fix for daylight photos; 4) a wireless car charger setup; and 5) the balance of the top 50 apps in the store.
Nokia and MS: Keep Up the Good Work!!!